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Highly Active Ylide‐Nickel Catalysts for the Polymerization of Ethylene
Author(s) -
Starzewski K. Alexander Ostoja,
Witte Josef
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198505991
Subject(s) - ylide , ethylene , nickel , catalysis , polymerization , polymer chemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , copolymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , biochemistry , receptor
The nickel complex 1 contains a structurally intact and a carbonyl‐stabilized rearranged ylide ligand. Such bis(ylide) complexes are highly active in the polymerization of ethylene; activities of 0.5 × 10 5 moles of ethylene per mole of 1 are not uncommon.